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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Merton and Morden 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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Sterilised Maternity Outfits. Sterile outfits in sealed
containers for use at confinements may be had from the welfare
centres or from the Council's midwife. They are supplied
at cost price and, in necessitous cases, at half price or free
of cost according to means. During the year 30 outfits were
supplied, 29 at cost price and one free of charge.
Dental Scheme. During the year a very considerable
increase in the use of the dental clinics was made, when 349
mothers and children made 954 attendances as against 232
persons and 702 attendances in the year before.
TABLE XI.
Attendances at Dental Clinics during 1945.
| Cases referred from— | Number who attended during year | Number of Attendances made |
|---|---|---|
| MERTON Mothers | — | 4 |
| Children | 3 | 6 |
| Individuals | 3 | 9 |
| MORDEN Mothers | 127 | 246 |
| Children | 24 | 28 |
| Individuals | 151 | 274 |
| RAYNES PARK Mothers | 22 | 59 |
| Children ... | 16 | 13 |
| Individuals | 38 | 72 |
| GRAND DRIVE Mothers | 77 | 145 |
| Children | 32 | 21 |
| Individuals | 109 | 169 |
| BAPTIST HALL Mothers | 40 | 74 |
| Children | 8 | 7 |
| Individuals | 48 | 81 |
| ALL CENTRES Mothers | 226 | 794 |
| Children | 83 | 160 |
| Individuals | 349 | 954 |